Table 3:
Prevalence of different species of faecal-orally transmitted parasites in Kake II (experimental arm) and Barombi-Kang before (control arm) before and after health education intervention
| Parasite species | Number (%) of infected stool samples in Kake II (experimental arm) | Number (%) of infected stool samples in Barombi-Kang(control arm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before health education | After health education | Phase 1 intervention | Phase 2 intervention | |
| A.lumbricoides* | 50 (24.9) | 7 (3.4) | 28 (17.3) | 29 (18.1) |
| T.trichiura* | 47 (22.4) | 26 (12.5) | 18 (11.1) | 16 (0.1) |
| E.vermicularis | 3 (1.5) | 4 (1.9) | 10 (6.2) | 9 (5.6) |
| Ancylostomasp. | 8 (4.0) | 7 (3.4) | 12 (7.4) | 18 (11.2) |
| H.nana | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1(0.6) | 2 (1.2) |
| E.histolytica* | 12 (6.0) | 4 (1.9) | 16 (9.8) | 15 (9.3) |
| Entamoebacoli* | 29 (12.9) | 8 (6.5) | 21 (12.9) | 20 (12.5) |
| G.lamblia | 3 (1.5) | 2 (1.0) | 6 (3.7) | 7 (4.3) |
| B.coli | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
*
P< 0.005 in Kake II (experimental arm)